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A rare jewellery box identified in Vermeer paintings sheds new light on the artist's connections

An object in two Vermeer paintings is a rare 17th-century Indo‑Portuguese Indian jewellery casket linked to a wealthy Dutch East India Company shareholder.

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Hoard of stolen documents-including logbook of the 'saviour of the Netherlands'-recovered by art detective

Historic documents stolen from the Netherlands' National Archives have been recovered, including records related to the Dutch East India Company and a 17th-century admiral.

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A rare jewellery box identified in Vermeer paintings sheds new light on the artist's connections

Hoard of stolen documents-including logbook of the 'saviour of the Netherlands'-recovered by art detective

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